Microsoft is the mysterious artificial intelligence company that licenses HarperCollins books, Bloomberg claims

HarperCollins said in a statement to 404 Media that the deal would cover “selected nonfiction titles” and that authors would have to enroll in a training program.

One of the authors, Daniel Kibblesmith, posted screenshots a few days ago showing that he was offered $2,500 per book as part of a three-year artificial intelligence licensing contract. When asked what offer he would consider, Kibblesmith – wrote in Tuesday’s post“I’d probably do it for a billion dollars. I would do it for an amount that would no longer require me to work, because that is the ultimate goal of this technology.”

A little more It is known what model HarperCollins will train, but the source suggests Bloomberg that Microsoft does not intend to generate books written using artificial intelligence using these materials. Microsoft declined to comment.

News Corp, the parent company of HarperCollins, struck a deal with OpenAI earlier this year, allowing the AI ​​giant to train its models at Modern Corp’s digital facilities, including Wall Street Journal, Modern York Post Office, Daily Telegraph.and more.